1.5 Megawatts of Wave Power Coming to Oregon - Blue Living Ideas

1.5 Megawatts of Wave Power Coming to Oregon

Posted on Dec 08, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

The first phase of an Oregon wave power project off the coast of Reedsport has begun with the contract award to build the first PowerBuoy.  This project is the”first commercial wave energy PowerBuoy® system in North America”, and eventually 10 buoys will be brought online.   One buoy will produce 150 kilowatts and create 30 jobs, according to Business Wire, and the first one will be brought online 2010. 
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NYK Super Eco Ship 2030 Promises to Reduce CO2 Emissions

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Ariel Schwartz.

The shipping industry isn’t known for its environmental friendliness–it has been deemed “far more damaging than flying” by the International Maritime Organization–but Japan’s Nippon Yusek KK (NYK) wants to change that with the optimistically-named Super Eco Ship 2030.

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